Author: Bradley Bennett

Coffee High School is going to the VEX Worlds Robotics Competition 2017. The event will be held in the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville from April 19 to 22. There they will compete against teams from all over the world with robots and software of their own design and creation. The CHS Robotics Team is Netra Gandhi, Gioia Rosier, Diego Escobar, Paulina Escobar, Leana Atkinson, Alana Atkinson, Samina Patel, Nabil Patel, Xavion Woodberry, Edvin Najarro, Gina Ornelas, Cheyanne Stone, and Ashni Patel. Diego and Alana are the team captains, and Diego is the unofficial spokesperson. He describes the competition as,…

The Coffee High Trojans made a strong showing in the first game of Friday night’s doubleheader against the Lee County Trojans but lost in a squeaker 2-1. In the second game the defense fell apart late and Coffee ended up losing 11-1. In game one, senior Max Hughes took to the mound and did a good job of stopping the Lee County bats. Senior Adam Solomon drove in CHS’s only run of the game with a ground ball to second that was thrown wide of the first baseman. Lee County pitcher Josh Hatcher, who was topping out at 86 miles…

There has been some confusion regarding an increase in pay for the City of Douglas Mayor and Commission, as reported by DouglasNow.com yesterday. The agenda of the commission for the work session of April 10, 2017 was provided to the media and clearly indicated that it was on January 28, 2014 that the commission approved to go forth in seeking local legislation to increase the salaries of the mayor and commission. The increase in pay for the City of Douglas Mayor and Commissioners has been ‘in the works’ for quite some time. It was in the regular meeting of the…

Two remarkable young men are working to heal our environment. Tyler Lott, 20, of Ambrose and Chris Adams, 19, of West Green are passionate about the native wildlife of Georgia and about the environment in which we all work and live. Mr. Lott is the businessman: “We just go around the State of Georgia and teach people about native wildlife that they can see outside their homes, and basically for them to understand what animals live around them and how to identify them. We mainly use reptiles and amphibians such as snakes and turtles in our shows and we’re permitted…